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From this verse we can understand the Absolute Truth is realized in three features: bhagavantam adhoksajam; jyoti, param jyoti; and sarva-bhuta-guhavasam. The first realization is jyoti, the next realization is sarva-bhuta-guhavasam, and the last, final, realization is bhagavantam adhoksajam. The example we have given many times, that the sun is there. The first realization is that we come in touch with the sunshine. That is very easy. Anyone can come in light on the sunshine. It is open to everyone. Then the another feature of the sunshine is the sun globe. That is not so easily available. You cannot go to the sun globe. According to the modern scientific conclusion, we can understand that the sun globe is away from us by 93,000,000's of miles, and still, we cannot tolerate the temperature. And what will be your position if you go to the sun globe? Before reaching sun globe even by some millions of... We are already apart 93,000,000 miles, and suppose when there is three million miles apart from ninety, then the temperatures is so high that we will be finished. We cannot approach the sun globe even, and what to speak of entering into the sun globe? That requires a different body. Of course, there are living entities in the sun globe, within the sun globe. And there is the predominating deity also, the president, you may call. There is a state. Just like you have got here, United State, there is state also. And there is also president, and the president's name is Vivasvan. Everything is there in the sastra. We read from Bhagavad-gita, Krsna said, "I spoke to Vivasvan, the president or the predominating deity in the sun globe." So this is all fact. It is not fiction. You are seeing the sun globe, and you are seeing that the sunshine is coming from the sun globe. So it is a globe; therefore there must be inhabitants. But their body is different. That is... Just like this earthly planet is made of earth, or dirt-that is made of fire. This is within these five elements: earth, water, fire, air, ether. So the mixture of these things are there also, but the fire element is there prominent. As here, in this earth, all the mixtures are there, but here the earthly element is prominent. So this is also one of the material worlds.    (More...)

So this first expansion is Balarama. And from Balarama, then catur-vyuha: Vasudeva, Saṅkarsana, Aniruddha..., Pradyumna, Aniruddha. So the Saṅkarsana feature of the Supreme Personality of Godhead who is the controller of bhutendriya-manomayam, these five elements, bhuta, indriya, and the ten senses and the mind. They are... Similarly, Saṅkarsana, Pradyumna, Aniruddha-they are different controlling Deities of the different functions of the mind, intelligence, ego. So saṅkarsanakhyam purusam sahasra-sirasam anantam. Ananta. You will find the picture of Narayana lying down on ananta-sayya. That Ananta caturdasi-vrata. As there is Nrsimha caturdasi... A Vaisnava, they have got different functions of appearance and disappearance days of Vaisnava and Visnu. Avirbhava, tirobhava. Just the rising sun and the setting sun. When the sun sets, it does not mean the sun is finished. Of course, some of the former theosophists and scientists, they used to think that this is..., at night the sun is dead. That is not fact. The sun is not visible to our limited eyes. Similarly, appearance and disappearance of incarnation of Godhead is like that. They are going on just like the..., a horse is running in due course, but when it comes in front of your door or window, you can see. But that does not mean the running of horse is stopped when you cannot see. Similarly, these incarnation of Godhead, ananta, unlimited, they are from this sahasra-sirasam Ananta, Ksirodakasayi Visnu.    (More...)

Prabhupada: Yes. Just like the sun is there always. It may come before your vision or not-the sun is there. But if you are fortunate, you come before the sun. Otherwise you'll remain in darkness. Sun is open to everyone. Our Krsna consciousness movement-Krsna is open to everyone. But if you are fortunate, you come to this light. If you are unfortunate, you do not. That is your choice. Krsna says, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja [Bg 18.66]. You do it. Now it is your choice. You surrender to Krsna or don't surrender, that is your business. We are canvassing everyone, "Take to Krsna consciousness and you'll be happy." Now it is their business to take it or not to take it. But he can come. He can ask question and then "How? Why shall I take it?" That we are ready, to convince him. That is preaching.    (More...)